Hopewell | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Missouri |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Washington |
Other Name: | Hopewell Furnace |
Established Title: | Platted |
Established Date: | 1858 |
Pushpin Map: | Missouri |
Coordinates: | 37.8875°N -90.7028°W |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Map showing Hopewell in Missouri |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Hopewell is an unincorporated community in eastern Washington County, Missouri, United States. The community lies on Hopewell Creek, south of Summit and Missouri Route 8.[1]
Hopewell was originally called "Hopewell Furnace", and under the latter name was platted in 1858, and named after a nearby blast furnace of the same name.[2] A post office called Hopewell Furnace was established in 1855, the name was changed to Hopewell in 1886, and the post office closed in 1978.[3]